Really need advice.
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You could get a 10 gal tank/filter as a temporary home for the rts, keep him in quarantine until you're sure HE'S not sick too, treat the display tank for the ich, then you'll have a quarantine tank ready to go for the next time you get new fish. A 10 gal tank is only about $10, a filter only $10-15, and having a q-tank is priceless.
Adding to what soobie said- if you pick up a sponge filter (about 5bux) you can hook it up to the bubbler (assuming you have one). And don't forget a heater for the qt.
Another option, is look on craigslist, the classifieds, etc for a ten gallon set up used, for qt. Could save some money that way.
good luck
Another option, is look on craigslist, the classifieds, etc for a ten gallon set up used, for qt. Could save some money that way.
good luck
Took soobie's advice and bought a 10 gal tank with a kit which according to the store person included everything from gravel to a full top with lights and filter ect. I get home and It has the top but no light bulbs and no gravel so I stuck a small bulb I had in one side of the light inputs and bought a whisper filter (I could tell the one it came with was garbage) but I still have no gravel/hiding place for him and it did not come with a heater. Hopefully later today I can go out and get some gravel/hiding place and a Heater just for a few weeks.
As for the main tank I went in to get some advice on what meds to give my fish and they told me I wanted "Quick cure". So i get it home and it says "cures ich in 2 days" Which made me a bit skeptical and the instructions said to remove the carbon from filter before use, so I did so and put it in the tank (looked like blue ink). Hopefully In a few weeks the fish are cured and I can introduce my shark into the tank.
Thanks for all the input from everyone and any advice is still appreciated.
As for the main tank I went in to get some advice on what meds to give my fish and they told me I wanted "Quick cure". So i get it home and it says "cures ich in 2 days" Which made me a bit skeptical and the instructions said to remove the carbon from filter before use, so I did so and put it in the tank (looked like blue ink). Hopefully In a few weeks the fish are cured and I can introduce my shark into the tank.
Thanks for all the input from everyone and any advice is still appreciated.
A QT tank is great advice. I'm glad you took it and sorry I didn't think to mention it (thanks soobie!). For a QT, you'll be better off running it barebottomed without gravel. I think I have a spare 50W heater somewhere. If you are by chance in the Atl area, you're welcome to it (if I can find it). The blue is most likely because it contains Malachite Green. The only caution about it is that it can stain the tank silicone.
After I added the quick cure the catfish was going crazy so as instructed by the bottle I did a 25% water change, and added some stress coat+ (bad idea?). Anyway all the fish except the tetras started going crazy and the barbs would float as if dead and take control again all in a period of about 5 seconds. The catfish was going insane again. Right now they seem calm but that really scared me and I hope all my fish are still alive when I wake up.
